The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 is a digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard disk drive, allowing users to store and recall samples quickly and easily. The Mirage was also the first sampler to feature a built-in sequencer, allowing users to create complex compositions with ease. The Mirage was used by many popular musicians in the 1980s and 1990s, including Depeche Mode, New Order, and A-ha.
The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-1 is a digital sampling keyboard released by Ensoniq in 1984. It was one of the first affordable digital sampling keyboards available to musicians. It featured a built-in 8-bit sampler, a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, and a...
The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 v2 is a vintage digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first instrument to feature both sampling and synthesis capabilities in a single unit. The DMS-8 v2 was capable of storing up to 8MB of...
The Akai S612 represented in its time a breakthrough in affordable digital sampling technology, combining three of the music industry's hottest buzzwords - "digital," "MIDI," and "sampling" - into one compact unit. Designed as a 2U high, 19"...